Display device

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device including a first signal line positioned between a first and second pixel area, a common electrode, a first and second switching element, a first and second pixel electrode, wherein the first pixel electrode includes a first connector, the second pixel electrode includes a second connector and a second projection, the common electrode includes an opening, the first and second connector are arranged with the first signal line interposed therebetween, the second projection is disposed in the first direction between the first signal line and the second connector, and a first gap is different from a second gap.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A display device comprising: a first signal line positioned between a first pixel area and a second pixel area which are adjacent to each other in a first direction; a common electrode disposed to overlap the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and the first signal line; a first switching element disposed in the first pixel area in a position below the common electrode; a second switching element disposed in the second pixel area in a position below the common electrode; a first pixel electrode disposed in the first pixel area in a position above the common electrode; and a second pixel electrode disposed in the second pixel area in a position above the common electrode, wherein the first pixel electrode includes a first connector connected to the first switching element, a first branch, and a first projection connecting the first branch and the first connector, the second pixel electrode includes a second connector connected to the second switching element, a second branch, and a second projection connecting the second branch and the second connector, the common electrode includes an opening opposed to the first connector and the second connector, the first connector and the second connector are arranged in the first direction with the first signal line interposed therebetween, the first connector is connected to the first switching element through the opening, the second connector is connected to the second switching element through the opening, the second projection is disposed in the first direction between the first signal line and the second connector, and a width of a first gap between the first connector and the first signal line is different from a width of a second gap between the first signal line and the second connector, wherein the first signal line includes a concave in a position opposed to the second projection in a plan view and a convex which protrudes in an opposite side of the concave in a plan view. 
     
     
       2. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the width of the first gap is less than the width of the second gap. 
     
     
       3. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein a width of a first part of the first signal line with the concave and the convex is less than a width of a second part of the first signal line which is other than the first part. 
     
     
       4. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein a width of a first part of the first signal line with the concave and the convex is the same as a width of a second part of the first signal line which is other than the first part. 
     
     
       5. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the convex protrudes in an opposite side of the second projection in a plan view. 
     
     
       6. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein a width of a first part of the first signal line with the convex and the convex is greater than a width of a second part of the first signal line which is other than the first part. 
     
     
       7. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the second switching element is connected to the first signal line. 
     
     
       8. The display device of  claim 1 , further comprising a second signal line connected to the first switching element, wherein the first signal line and the second signal line are supplied with pixel signals having opposite polarity. 
     
     
       9. The display device of  claim 1 , further comprising: a first relay electrode disposed in the first pixel area in the a same layer with the first signal line; and a second relay electrode disposed in the second pixel area in the same layer with the first signal line, wherein the first connector is connected to the first switching element through the first relay electrode, the second connector is connected to the second switching element through the second relay electrode, and a width of a third gap between the first relay electrode and the first signal line is different from a width of a fourth gap between the first signal line and the second relay electrode in a plan view. 
     
     
       10. The display device of  claim 9 , wherein the width of the third gap is less than the width of the fourth gap. 
     
     
       11. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is formed over at least the first connector and the second connector in a plan view. 
     
     
       12. The display device of  claim 11 , further comprising a bridge line disposed above the first signal line, wherein the bridge line intersects the opening and is connected to the common electrode. 
     
     
       13. The display device of  claim 12 , wherein a width of the bridge line is greater than a width of the first signal line. 
     
     
       14. A display device comprising: a first signal line positioned between a first pixel area and a second pixel area which are adjacent to each other in a first direction; a common electrode disposed to overlap the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and the first signal line; a first switching element disposed in the first pixel area in a position below the common electrode; a second switching element disposed in the second pixel area in a position below the common electrode; a first pixel electrode disposed in the first pixel area in a position above the common electrode; and a second pixel electrode disposed in the second pixel area in a position above the common electrode, wherein the first pixel electrode includes a first connector connected to the first switching element, a first branch, and a first projection connecting the first branch and the first connector, the second pixel electrode includes a second connector connected to the second switching element, a second branch, and a second projection connecting the second branch and the second connector, the common electrode includes an opening opposed to the first connector and the second connector, the first connector and the second connector are arranged in the first direction with the first signal line interposed therebetween, the first connector is connected to the first switching element through the opening, the second connector is connected to the second switching element through the opening, the second projection is disposed in the first direction between the first signal line and the second connector, and a width of a first gap between the first connector and the first signal line is different from a width of a second gap between the first signal line and the second connector, wherein the first signal line includes a convex which protrudes in an opposite side of the second projection in a plan view. 
     
     
       15. The display device of  claim 14 , wherein the width of the first gap is less than the width of the second gap. 
     
     
       16. The display device of  claim 14 , further comprising: a first relay electrode disposed in the first pixel area in a same layer with the first signal line; and a second relay electrode disposed in the second pixel area in the same layer with the first signal line, wherein the first connector is connected to the first switching element through the first relay electrode, the second connector is connected to the second switching element through the second relay electrode, and a width of a third gap between the first relay electrode and the first signal line is different from a width of a fourth gap between the first signal line and the second relay electrode in a plan view. 
     
     
       17. The display device of  claim 14 , wherein the first signal line includes a concave in a position opposed to the second projection in a plan view. 
     
     
       18. The display device of  claim 14 , wherein the second switching element is connected to the first signal line. 
     
     
       19. The display device of  claim 14 , further comprising a second signal line connected to the first switching element, wherein the first signal line and the second signal line are supplied with pixel signals having opposite polarity. 
     
     
       20. The display device of  claim 14 , wherein a width of a first part of the first signal line with the convex is greater than a width of a second part of the first signal line which is other than the first part.